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Northrop
Grumman Awarded $617 Million for Full-Rate Production E-2D Advanced
Hawkeyes |
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The
U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $617 million contract
for five full-rate production Lot 1 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
"Moving from low-rate production into full-rate production is a
significant milestone for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye program," said
Bart LaGrone, vice president, E-2/C-2 programs, Northrop Grumman Aerospace
Systems. "We look forward to manufacturing and delivering a mature
and effective airborne early warning, battle management, command and
control system." |
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2011) An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Test and
Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft
carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Albert Jones)
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"Attaining
E-2D full-rate production is the culmination of years of hard work,"
said Capt. John S. Lemmon, program manager, E-2/C-2 Airborne Tactical
Data System Program Office (PMA-231). "The E-2D team continues
to work together with one vision and goal – deliver a solid product
to the fleet."
On Aug. 3, 2007, the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye took to the skies over
St. Augustine, Fla. Since then, Northrop Grumman has delivered 10 new
production E-2Ds to the U.S. Navy, on cost and on schedule. An additional
10 aircraft are in various stages of manufacturing and predelivery flight
testing at the company's St. Augustine Aircraft Integration Center.
Initial operational capability with the Navy remains on track for 2015. |
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Since the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye took to the skies over St. Augustine,
Fla., for the first time in August 2007, Northrop Grumman has delivered
10 new production E-2Ds to the U.S. Navy, on cost and on schedule. An
additional 10 aircraft are in various stages of manufacturing and predelivery
flight testing at the company's St. Augustine Aircraft Integration Center.
Initial operational capability with the Navy remains on track for 2015.
(Picture: Northrop Grumman)
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The E-2D
program continues to find ways to reduce costs and provide best value
to the customer through improving aircraft delivery processes, standardizing
repair methods and looking for opportunities to improve spares timing
to increase the overall program affordability.
"We've got the right people and processes in place to make a seamless
transition into full-rate production," LaGrone said. "With
the Navy's E-2D program of record at 75 aircraft, full-rate production
enables the production of the remaining 55 aircraft over the next 10
years and provides the opportunity for a cost-effective, multiyear procurement." |
